You’re out of Control

[Greg]

Stopping where you're not visible = stupid.

Going too fast around a blind corner or rise in the trail also = stupid.

Just like driving, you should be in control with the ability to stop safely if need be when you're around other people.

Exactly. I normally ski slower than a dead snail so stopping quickly as needed is not usually a problem for me.

 

[ALLSKIING]

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Pat you owe me a new keyboard.........:lol:

 

[2knees]

Exactly. I normally ski slower than a dead snail so stopping quickly as needed is not usually a problem for me.

being run over sucks no doubt. had it happen a few times. but i cant imagine how one would feel if they plowed into a little kid cause they were skiing so fast that they couldnt stop or avoid them.

 

[Greg]

being run over sucks no doubt. had it happen a few times. but i cant imagine how one would feel if they plowed into a little kid cause they were skiing so fast that they couldnt stop or avoid them.

Just wait until you start skiing with your daughter. Lots of fun worrying about that... :roll:

 

[Hawkshot99]

O.K. skiing down Razors Edge at Blue at about 50mph..one of my famous..NT (No Turns) runs straight down..I am about 2/3 of the way down and a skier standing on the side of the trail without looking up..traverses right across the trail and we pretty much bump boots..he goes down and does a complete starfish..I hold it together and ski the rest of the run..When I am skiing fast I don't want to stop..Throwing a sideways Hockey Stop at Full Speed is no fun..anyway with skiing I take my chances..and thread the needle a whole lot..especially at Blue mountain where the runs are crowded with Nubs..I am comfortable skiing between two people 3-4 feet apart at high speeds..but they don't always appreciate it. It would be nice if the left side of the trail was reserved for fast skiers and the right side for slow skiers..like a highway..

First of all you are doing no where near 50 MPH. You might think so, but no. And you hit a person and knock them down you just keep going because this is your "fast run" and you dont like stopping when going fast? You really are a loser. No wonder you spend so much time on the internet...........

 

[Eski]

O.K. skiing down Razors Edge at Blue at about 50mph..one of my famous..NT (No Turns) runs straight down..I am about 2/3 of the way down and a skier standing on the side of the trail without looking up..traverses right across the trail and we pretty much bump boots..he goes down and does a complete starfish..I hold it together and ski the rest of the run..When I am skiing fast I don't want to stop..Throwing a sideways Hockey Stop at Full Speed is no fun..anyway with skiing I take my chances..and thread the needle a whole lot..especially at Blue mountain where the runs are crowded with Nubs..I am comfortable skiing between two people 3-4 feet apart at high speeds..but they don't always appreciate it. It would be nice if the left side of the trail was reserved for fast skiers and the right side for slow skiers..like a highway..

we all take risks on the mountain, but the arrogance of your mindset is a good enough reason for me to not want to revisit the mountain that was once my home turf ... do me a favor and warn us if you ever come to our backyards ... wow

 

[eastcoastpowderhound]

Just wait until you start skiing with your daughter. Lots of fun worrying about that... :roll:

I've got some new grey hairs from skiing with my daughter. I do my best to keep my body between her and the gapers...I'm 6'1 ~210 played rugby for 10 years...I can take a hit, but if someone hit her I'd probably be going to jail...unless it was another kid.
Skiing with your child certainly gives you a new perspective on speed...

 

[Beetlenut]

...only have a split second to react.

Do you try to get by in the little gap between the skier and the trees? You might make it, you might eat wood.

Do you try to turn out the other side into other skier traffic?

I would try the little gap first, then turn out into skier traffic second. I would avoid plowing into someone at all costs, even if it meant risking injury to me. If I was going that fast, which I wouldn't be, I would assume the risks and consequences of my decision to do that.

 

[2knees]

I've got some new grey hairs from skiing with my daughter. I do my best to keep my body between her and the gapers...I'm 6'1 ~210 played rugby for 10 years...I can take a hit, but if someone hit her I'd probably be going to jail...unless it was another kid.
Skiing with your child certainly gives you a new perspective on speed...

its a fine line between protective and over protective. I want my daughter to enjoy skiing and to feel like its a safe and fun activity. Additionally, i want her to feel the "independence" so to speak that skiing gives all of us. But when you see the nutbags out there with absolutely no regard for anyone else around them, it makes my blood boil.

 

[dmc]

I've got some new grey hairs from skiing with my daughter. I do my best to keep my body between her and the gapers...I'm 6'1 ~210 played rugby for 10 years...I can take a hit, but if someone hit her I'd probably be going to jail...unless it was another kid.
Skiing with your child certainly gives you a new perspective on speed...

No offense to the Dads...

But sometimes this kinda thing gets out of control on advanced trails...
2 young kids "pizza"ing down the slope with mom and dad protecting from behind blocking the trail... It almost makes it MORE dangerous...

 

[2knees]

No offense to the Dads...

But sometimes this kinda thing gets out of control on advanced trails...
2 young kids "pizza"ing down the slope with mom and dad protecting from behind blocking the trail... It almost makes it MORE dangerous...

i couldnt agree with you more. we've all seen the pushy parent taking their kid down a trail they have no business being on. Problem is, there are alot of morons in the world and they do breed. Then they're just morons with kids.

 

[Beetlenut]

The ones that scare me the most, are the little kids with the helmets that ski in the snow plow at mach 1. Their head is at knee height, and if they hit you, good bye ACL ! Watched one take out my wife one time from behind. I thought it was funny how it happened, no one got hurt. The wife was not so understanding!

 

[Greg]

No offense to the Dads...

But sometimes this kinda thing gets out of control on advanced trails...
2 young kids "pizza"ing down the slope with mom and dad protecting from behind blocking the trail... It almost makes it MORE dangerous...

My daughter has not skied much more than a blue, and a mellow one at that. At Sundown, most of the trails funnel into a wide bowl with skiers of all abilities having to ski together. It's scary there sometimes and I will set up a block in that instance.

Parents, usually dads, that put their kids on terrain they do not have the skill to handle are as idiotic as the dopey guy flying barely in control.

 

[Marc]

i couldnt agree with you more. we've all seen the pushy parent taking their kid down a trail they have no business being on. Problem is, there are alot of morons in the world and they do breed. Then they're just morons with kids.

THANK YOU for giving me a good argument for why I shouldn't have kids. Throwing my genes in the pool would be like throwing a pair of well used Depends into the fountain of youth. I should remain childless in the interest of public safety and well being.

 

[eastcoastpowderhound]

No offense to the Dads...

But sometimes this kinda thing gets out of control on advanced trails...
2 young kids "pizza"ing down the slope with mom and dad protecting from behind blocking the trail... It almost makes it MORE dangerous...

We're not there yet...still in the beginner areas and she's on a harness. She won't be on advanced trails until she can control her own speed by turning instead of wedging. And with her, it'd be more likely that she'll be flying down the trail at breakneck speeds with me yelling for her to TURN, TURN, SLOW DOWN...and mom will be too far away to even be heard.
No offense taken...I agree with you.

 

[2knees]

At Sundown, most of the trails funnel into a wide bowl with skiers of all abilities having to ski together.

Exhibition seems like a parents worst nightmare.

 

[bvibert]

I should remain childless in the interest of public safety and well being.

Please do. I don't think anyone is arguing that point.

 

[Marc]

Please do. I don't think anyone is arguing that point.

Yeah, well you haven't spoken with Meredith recently, have you...

 

[Greg]

Yeah, well you haven't spoken with Meredith recently, have you...

Uh oh... :-o

Everybody head for ze hills. Marc is being talked into procreating... :blink:

 

[bvibert]

Yeah, well you haven't spoken with Meredith recently, have you...

No, but maybe I should. Sounds like someone needs to talk some sense into her. Okay, well maybe someone else should do it. Me and making sense together just doesn't make sense.